It might be a cliche, but sometimes, a picture says more than a thousand words. Over the years, I've often talked about how the technology world is iterative, about how products are virtually always built upon that which came before, about how almost always, multiple people independently arrive at the same products since they work within the same constraints of the current state of technology. This elementary aspect of the technology world, which some would rather forget, has been illustrated very, very well in one of Samsung's legal filings against Apple.

"On the one hand, you have people who support Apple, you have places like the Verge digging up Apple designs that pre-date these Samsung ones - that didn't get reported here.

Those are irrelevant since they don't prove anything.
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Really? Well, as Samsung just got slammed by the judge for releasing all of the above to the press - because they were deemed inadmissible in court, I really don't see how any of your ambulance chasing is particularly helpful.

Apple is the one claiming Samsung ripped off the *iPhone*.

Yep. They did. It's pretty clear they have far less evidence that is admissible in court to back up the opposite claim. Or are you calling the judge a liar?

So, secret Apple designs from *before* the iPhone have no bearing on supporting that accusation, because being secret and all, Samsung could not have copied them.

Cherry pick your standards. *clapping hands* so classy. Of course, the iPod classic didn't exist back then. And it doesn't have a similar form factor. And of course, the fact that Samsung have been documented in the press stating that they were enamoured with Apple's designs and were trying to emulate them, well that's just lies too, right?

"It's very easy to point a finger and shout "Thom is biased", and he is. In his mind Apple lost/will lose/should lose.

I'm indeed biased. "

There you go people. Nothing more to see here. Move along. Right/wrong, who gives a fcuk. So long as Thom gets to argue and feel superior. Seriously, grow up. This is still two companies trying to win a dick waving contest, plain and simple. Neither deserves to win. One is being a bully, one is being a clone. Neither deserve to benefit from any of this. But as a journalist, either grow some balls and be unbiased or get someone else to write stories you have an emotional attachment to.